Donald Seldin - The Maestro of Medicine (Hardcover)

No one would have blamed Donald Seldin for running away. When he arrived at Southwestern Medical College in 1951, it was a collection of hastily repurposed military shacks creaking in the wind. On practically day one he became chair of the department of medicine-when the only other full-time professors departed. By the time he stepped down thirty-six years later, Seldin had transformed a sleepy medical college into the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center-a powerhouse of research and patient care and an anchor of the city of Dallas. Raymond Greenberg, a physician-scholar, tells Seldin's story of perseverance and intellectual triumph. Drawing on interviews with Seldin's trainees and colleagues-and on Seldin's own words-Greenberg chronicles the life of the Brooklyn boy who became one of Texas's foremost citizens and taught decades of men and women to heal. A pioneering nephrologist, Seldin devoted his career to developing the specialty; educating students, residents, and fellows; caring for patients; and nurturing basic research. Seldin was a wildcatter in the best sense. He declined the comfortable prestige of Harvard and Yale and instead embraced a worthy challenge with an unflagging sense of mission. Graceful and richly detailed, The Maestro of Medicine captures an inspiring life of achievement and service.

General

Imprint:	University Of Texas Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Raymond S. Greenberg
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-4773-2075-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Science, technology & engineering Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Renal medicine > General Books > Biography > Science, technology & engineering
LSN:	1-4773-2075-X
Barcode:	9781477320754

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